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10 things to know from QFF – 10 October 2016

10 Oct 2016

  1. The Bureau of Meteorology has released a FREE weather app ‘BOM Weather‘ for use on smartphones. Details available on the farmerdisastersupport.org.au website.
  2. Landholder rights strengthened, but critical farm infrastructure excluded in recent state government Mineral and Other Legislation Amendment (MOLA) Bill. See QFF’s statement HERE.
  3. Enrolments at the Dirranbandi State School have plummeted by 50% as workers and their families leave town by to impact of Murray-Darling water buybacks. QFF support the #morethanflow campaign.
  4. QFF President Stuart Armitage has outlined how the amended Backpacker Tax rate of 19% is internationally competitive in last week’s QCL column. See full column HERE.
  5. QFF industry member Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO) Vice-President, Ross McInnes has penned an open letter to The Project host Waleed Aly, thanking him on behalf of Queensland dairy farmers.
  6. AgFutures 2016 is has announce new speakers to the conference program: Alexandra Gartmann, CEO – Rural Bank; Dr Hugh Bradlow, Chief Scientist – Telstra; Sam Tretheway – Sprout X; & Kim Morison – Blue Sky Water. Deatils HERE
  7. The University of Sydney has opened new Horticulture hub for robot research. The $10 million centre was funded through through Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA).
  8. See the latest QFF Energy Savers sugar cane and aquaculture case study fromBundaberg with a potential 14% energy saving. See the latest agricultural energy efficiency case studies HERE.
  9. Do you have a trust that holds private assets? The ATO is holding a FREE webinar on Wednesday 19 October where you can learn more about holdingprivate assets in a trust and possible tax implications. Details & registrationHERE.
  10. The State Library has launched the Ozofarm game competition across all Queensland public libraries. OzoFarm aims to connect the learning of coding and robotics skills with farming solutions of the future. Details HERE.

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